Achilles Injury Knocks Erceg Out

CSKA Moscow's Serbia international Zoran Erceg has hit the sidelines for at least four months with a torn Achilles tendon.

He will undergo surgery on Monday.

Erceg, a key man in the Besiktas side that won the EuroChallenge last season, got hurt in training over the weekend and now coach Ettore Messina is without an extremely important player as they attempt to contend for honors in Russia and the Turkish Airlines Euroleague.

Andrey Vatutin, the CSKA president, has spoken about the loss of Erceg.

"No doubt, this is a serious loss for us; we had big hopes for Erceg, especially on offense," he said.